Eveleth, MN (December 16, 2010) – Tom Rukavina picked up another key union endorsement last night. United Steelworkers Local 6860 representing 415 miners at United Taconite in Eveleth, MN gave their support to Rep. Tom Rukavina and his candidacy for Governor. This is the fifth Steelworkers local to endorse Rukavina.
“Tom has fought hard for the values we hold dear. He has long been a champion for organized labor and steelworkers in particular,” noted Local 6860 President John Motley. “He understands the importance of fostering and preserving good paying jobs and impact they have on communities here in northeastern Minnesota and throughout the state.”
“Furthermore, he passionately cares about issues that impact all workers like healthcare and workplace safety,” added Motley. Rep. Rukavina has been a leading advocate for a thorough study of the unusually high occurrence of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, found in miners from northeastern Minnesota.“
“I’m honored to receive Local 6860’s endorsement for governor,” said Rukavina. “As a member of the United Steelworkers and a former miner, I have a first-hand appreciation of challenges these men and women face everyday. It is important that we retain these jobs here in Minnesota. As Governor, I will work tirelessly to create more high-paying blue collar jobs here in Minnesota, address the high cost of healthcare so that the workforce can receive higher wages and companies can retain more employees and always prioritize workplace safety.”
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